Definition
An outer wall or fortification that protects the main defensive wall of a castle or fort.
Etymology
From counter- (opposite/outer) + guard (protection). This military architecture term emerged in the 16th-17th centuries when defensive fortifications became more complex with multiple layered walls.
Kelly Says
Medieval fortifications used counterguards to create a defensive maze—attackers had to breach the outer counterguard first, which actually exposed them to fire from the main walls behind it!
Translations
CACatalà
contra-guàrdia
kon-tra-gwar-dee-a
CSČeština
protivodpor
pro-ti-vo-dor
DADansk
modstand
mod-stand
DEDeutsch
Gegenwehr
geh-gen-vehr
ELΕλληνικά
αντίσταση
an-ti-sti-sa
ESEspañol
contraguardia
kon-tra-gwar-dee-a
FAفارسی
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
FISuomi
vastustus
vastu-tus
FRFrançais
contre-garde
kon-truh-gard
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिरोध
pratir-odh
HUMagyar
ellenállás
el-len-al-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
pertahanan
per-tan-han
ITItaliano
controguardia
kon-tro-gwar-dee-a
MSBahasa Melayu
pertahanan
per-tan-han
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မတော်
ta-p-ma-taw
NLNederlands
tegenwacht
te-gen-vacht
NONorsk
motstand
mot-stand
PLPolski
przeciwstawienie
przi-ty-wo-sta-wi-en-ie
PTPortuguês
contraguardia
kon-tra-gwar-dee-a
RORomână
contra-apărare
kon-tra-a-pa-ra-re
RUРусский
противостояние
protiv-o-sto-ya-nie
SVSvenska
motstånd
mot-stän
SWKiswahili
upinzani
u-pin-za-ni
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిఘటన
prathib-gat-na
TRTürkçe
karşı koruma
kar-şı kor-ma
UKУкраїнська
протистояння
pro-ty-stoy-an-nya
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
phản công
phan-cong